Coastal Coordinating offers day-of wedding planning to full-service planning. Coastal Coordinating offers wedding planning services in the Tampa Bay & Sarasota area and all of Florida, but they do offer destination weddings as well.
What We Love About Coastal Coordinating
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What We Offer
Wedding & Event Planning
Event Design
Destination Event Planning
Party Planning
Elopement Packages
Corporate & Holiday Events
Photo Booth Rentals
We Love Weddings Because…
We love to plan weddings because of how special the day is to not only the couple, but the whole family when it’s finally wedding day and everything has all come together. We love getting to know and be a part of such a momentous day in a couple’s love story. We all have our personal favorite moments of a wedding that allow us to have a strong appreciation for every aspect that a couple wants to highlight on their wedding day.
Our Wedding Style
We cater to all styles and love to expand on visions! We have an extensive background of various styles and themes based on the personality of couples’ and how they want to showcase their love story. From huge colorful Indian weddings, black and white, multicultural, modern classic and even a 70s bohemian disco! All that matters is striving to make their wedding day stress-free, lovely, and unforgettable for everyone.
Our Personality
Outgoing, fun, charismatic, attentive, and open-minded with a bit of flair. We all offer our own unique experiences and styles to best help bring your vision to life.
What Inspired Us to Start Our Business
I was planning multiple friends’ weddings and eventually just kept getting more and more requests from their friends and family until it grew into its own thing! I also used to work in the hotel industry which pushed me further into hospitality. However, once I started my business, I grew to love being creative and designing new trends/inspirations with my couples and working alongside a team of amazing coordinators who are always down to push the envelope.
What Makes Our Business Stand Out
We are a close-knit team of wedding planners with experience in the event and hospitality industry for over 13 years now. Each member of our team comes from various backgrounds of the wedding and event industry including venue management, wedding dress sales, photography, hospitality management, and catering. This strength allows us to give a reasonable framework to couples on what to expect during the wedding planning process. Plus, we are all super close so being able to work with your friends adds another level of excitement to this career!
Associations & Awards
The Knot Best of, The Knot Hall of Fame, Best of Jacksonville awards – (2012- Present), Wedding Wire Best of, WeddingWire Hall of Fame, Indian Wedding Magazine, Brides, Wedding Chicks Best of, Premier Bridal Best of.
Services & Pricing
Wedding & Event Planning
Event Design
Destination Event Planning
Party Planning
Elopement Packages
Corporate & Holiday Events
Photo Booth Rentals
Our packages start at $1,800 – $2,200 for day-of coordinating.
Then our second tier – Advisory from $3,200 – $4,000 and our full-planning packages that range from $4,200 to $5,000 plus.
We can also customize special packages for clients based on the day of the week, time of the year, and number of guests for weddings and events. Feel free to ask about our Marry Me Tampa Bay specials!
Exclusively for Marry Me Tampa Bay Readers
New couples who book their wedding now through December 2024 will save $100 OFF any package! Use the code “MMTB” when you inquire.
Coastal Summer Discount: Mention “CoastalSummerMMTB” to receive $200 off any package for couples getting married in June through September of 2024.
My name is Katy and I am the owner of Coastal Coordinating, going on 13 proud years now. Anyone who meets me will tell you how much I love event and wedding planning – It is truly my calling and passion.
Here are some personal, fun facts about me:
My favorite part of a wedding day is bustling the dress!
My husband and I celebrated our wedding reception dinner unexpectedly at Waffle House due to COVID – But honestly, it was truly the best and I wouldn’t change one thing about it!
I am obsessed with pool floats, (you should see my patio), I just love them all. I think if I could take all my calls in the pool on my float, life would be complete.
I have two pups that I love more than anything, Hank and Lucy.
I am a bonus mom to the best girl ever named Marlee.
I really love to take chances and go out on a whim. Life is short and I plan to make the best of it! I always try to live life with the glass half-full.
Can’t wait to plan your wedding or event with you!
One thing most couples would be surprised to know is:
I used to dream of being an interior designer and then when I stumbled into wedding planning, it became apparent that this was my true passion. It ended up being the perfect blend of both worlds!
Non-wedding Passions:
Taking time to lay by the pool and travel with my family and friends whenever I get the chance. I love to explore and see new places and meet new people from different backgrounds. I also have an obsession with pool floats and mermaids!
Reviews from Marry Me Tampa Bay Couples
Marry Me Tampa Bay curates the below reviews from real couples whom we’ve personally interviewed. As Tampa Bay’s most trusted wedding planning resource, these reviews are 100% accurate and aren’t created by fake accounts.
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We live in Boston, Massachusetts, but both of our families live in the Tampa Bay area, so it was a clear choice for us to celebrate here. What made our wedding unique is we planned it all from afar in Boston. Thankfully, we had Katy and Coastal Coordinating on our side, which allowed us to have an effortless planning process. We wanted someone who would make the process seamless and fun! We were not sure about all the features that were needed to plan a wedding and wanted someone who could help us at every step of the way, which is why Coastal Coordinating was the best!
We hired Coastal after speaking with Katy and realizing she was going to make the planning process exciting for us! She was on top of every single detail and always ensured we knew every aspect of the planning. She went above and beyond for us, which allowed us to truly enjoy the planning and the day itself. We would recommend Coastal Coordinating to anyone who is looking for help in planning their big day.
– Madeline and Peter |
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We wanted someone who truly understood weddings inside and out and someone we could rely on to guide us through the entire process. We needed a wedding planner who just got us and knew what we were thinking.
Katy, Carly, Cayla, and the entire Coastal Coordinating team were incredible from start to finish! They made the planning process seamless and were extremely helpful on the wedding day. They were knowledgeable, hands-on, and really connected with us. It was amazing from day one.
– Tiffany and Ermanno |
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We were looking for a planner to help with the entire process. I feel very lucky that we got to work with Coastal Coordinating before our wedding; hiring them was a no-brainer. I love that they make their brides feel like they have their full attention and commitment.
Katy Martin and her team have been wonderful to work with over the years. They are truly second to none, and I can’t thank them enough for their 5-star service. Coastal Coordinating helped create our dream wedding!
– Jessica and Anthony |
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I looked for a wedding planner who was organized, positive, and had a good vibe!
I wanted someone who I trusted to make sure the day ran smoothly. We hired Coastal Coordinating because when we met Katy, we loved them and trusted them!
– Bailey and Pierce |
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I wanted someone I could connect with, who understood my vision and was very organized. From my first call with Katy at Coastal Coordinating, she was very personable and relatable. She had suggestions based on my vision and opinions. It was apparent she knew her stuff, and she was very easy to get along with.
– Lauren & Scott |
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We were looking for someone who could help be our eyes and ears on the ground in Florida in the time leading up to the wedding, given we were planning from the Northeast. We also wanted someone who was organized and fun to work with because we knew we’d spend a lot of time working with them leading up to the big weekend. Sneh and I both have crazy work schedules, so we also definitely needed someone who would be able to drive a lot of the elements of the planning.
Coastal Coordinating checked all the boxes described! They have such a vast, connected network down in Florida, and they are all incredibly professional and wonderful to work with. Katy, in particular, is honestly a magician with how much she juggles and still remembers every detail of her client’s wedding planning.
– Deepti and Sneh |
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